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Moviegoers planning to see Django Unchained or The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey might want to consider packing an overnight bag.

Movies keep adding minutes

Moviegoers planning to see Django Unchained or The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey might want to consider packing an overnight bag.

The average length of a holiday movie has grown by almost 10 minutes since 2011, according to a survey of the top 10 box-office films of the final weekend of the year.

Moreover, the 10 top-grossing holiday movies of 2012 lasted almost 25 minutes longer than those of just two years ago.

Of the five top earners last weekend, only one film  the family flick Parental Guidance  stops short of two hours. Three of the movies  Django Unchained, The Hobbit and Les Miserables  run roughly 160 minutes each.

Online Oscar voting hits snags

Growing concern that problems with the new electronic Oscar voting system could produce a record-low turnout has prompted the film academy to extend the deadline.Yet, with the announcement of Oscar nominees scheduled for Jan. 10, the extension adds only a day, until Friday.Any votes received after the new deadline wont be counted, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.In any case, members are still permitted to send ballots by mail.